1825 acquires Cumberland Place Financial Management

I’m delighted to announce a very positive start to the year as we welcome Cumberland Place Financial Management Ltd on board as 1825’s latest acquisition. You can read the full press release below:

1825 expands its London presence with the acquisition of Cumberland Place Financial Management Ltd

1825, Standard life’s wholly owned financial planning business, today announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cumberland Place Financial Management Ltd with assets under advice of c.£400m.

Cumberland Place Financial Management Ltd is a Chartered Financial Planning Firm specialising in all aspects of advice and also offers a discretionary investment management service. This acquisition will strengthen 1825’s London presence with the addition of 21 employees including six financial planners, three paraplanners and three investment analysts.

On completion of this acquisition 1825 will have over 75 financial planners, advising around 9,000 clients on over £4bn of their assets.

Cumberland Place Financial Management Ltd’s two founding directors, Tony Moss and Robert Goldschmidt, will continue to run the business post completion.

“We have built a strong business over 15 years by putting the client at the forefront of everything we do. 1825 share these values and I am confident that this acquisition will be a tremendous success, allowing us to build on our existing foundations and provide additional resource and expertise to our clients.

“We are delighted to become part of 1825 which will provide our clients with a fantastic service proposition as well as enhanced career opportunities for our employees.”

Julie Scott, 1825 CEO, said:

“I’m excited to welcome Cumberland Place Financial Management Ltd to 1825, they are a fantastic addition to the team. We have a strong connection as we are both passionate about the client and doing the right thing. As the demand for financial advice continues to grow in the UK we want to be able to offer the best service and proposition possible with a great set of experts to support them.”

The transaction is expected to complete in H1 2018 subject to certain conditions being satisfied, including receipt of regulatory approvals.